With the current heat, many celebrities have decided to go on vacation by boat this year. It is not the Beckhams, for example, who will say the opposite. Kate Middleton also had desires for the sea… but she hasn’t planned a romantic stay on a cruise, in a bikini, with Prince William. A great sports enthusiast, the Duchess of Cambridge decided to put her bags down for a while in Plymouth, in the county of Devon, on the south-west coast of England, to be able to applaud the Great Britain team, on July 30 and 31, during the race of Great Britain Sail Grand Prix.
On Sunday July 31, 2022, Kate Middleton actually had the opportunity to meet the members of the team and board Sir Ben Ainslie’s F50 with them for an out-of-classification ride before the heats of this 2nd day of race. The F50s, one-design catamaran with foils, are the fastest in the world and can reach speeds of 100km/h in flight above the water, but this performance is nothing to be afraid of for George’s mother, 9 years old, Charlotte, 7 years old and Louis, 4 years old. She would bea very good navigator in its own right” according to the words of the quadruple Olympic champion who received it on the boat.
It was in a neoprene suit with orange sleeves, suitable for sea trips, that Kate Middleton sailed like a queen, with a big smile on her face. No wonder she is used to this speed since she had already boarded the British team’s flying catamaran in 2019, and had organized the King’s Cup in Cowes. The Duchess also took advantage of her visit to Plymouth to visit the premises of the 1851 Trust, a charity that helps young English people of which she is the godmother. She is also, on the sport side, the royal patroness of the All England Lawn and Tennis Croquet Club and some British Tennis Federation. Living with Kate…that must be sporty!